The West Midlands (Coroners' Districts) Order 2004

• Citation: S.I. 2004/1799
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation

This Order may be cited as the West Midlands (Coroners' Districts) Order 2004.

Section 2 Commencement and application

(1) This Order shall come into force on 1st August 2004.

(2) This Order shall not have effect in relation to any inquest begun before the day on which it comes into force or to any post-mortem examination which, before that day, a coroner has directed or requested a medical practitioner to make.

Section 3 Amalgamation of coroners' districts

The existing Sandwell, Dudley and Walsall coroners' districts shall be amalgamated to form one coroner’s district to be known as the Black Country Coroner’s District.

Section 4 Amalgamation of coroners' districts

Accordingly, the County of West Midlands shall be divided into four coroners' districts and each such district shall consist of the area specified in column 2 of the Schedule to this Order opposite to the name of the coroner’s district in question as given in column 1 of that Schedule.

Section 5 Amalgamation of coroners' districts

The Council of the Borough of Sandwell shall be the relevant council within the meaning of section 1 (1A) of the Coroners Act 1988 for the Black Country Coroner’s District as constituted by article 3 above.

Section 6 Revocation

The West Midlands (Coroners' Districts) Order 1974 is hereby revoked.